Otherworld Qin

Chapter 343
Whether it is martial arts or combat strategy, the four of them have been hit to a certain extent, which makes them ruthlessly suppress the joy of claiming the ancestral sword after awakening, but after thinking about it carefully, a trace of fear appears in Langya's heart. If you really go into battle with that arrogance, I'm afraid the final result will be so painful that you can't accept it.

And what does it mean for Shengxuan's last words?After the four of them glanced at each other, they squatted down unanimously, and began to repeatedly deduce the battle formation on the map, looking for their own shortcomings little by little, and following the deduction, the war was no longer as expected. It's simple, and it really tastes a little bit, but if they want to really grow up, they need to be honed continuously in the war, which takes time and blood to complete.

Shengxuan rode on the snow and ran all the way. He was going to take a look at the place where Tongtou was defeated. The best way to understand the enemy is to fight. Although he can't lead troops to attack now, but take a look at this place. The former battlefield will also have a lot of gains.

There are orc corpses everywhere on the battlefield, but every corpse has been carefully searched, all resources on the body have been taken away, and there is no piece of equipment left on the battlefield, even some broken bows and arrows have been taken away. Let's go, Sheng Xuan couldn't help but feel moved when he saw this.

He was not in a hurry to return, but continued to search forward, and finally saw a shocking scene, which strengthened his judgment. It was a narrow valley full of corpses of orcs and Calais , the dead comrades cannot be given a decent funeral, which means that the Calais have no strength, and the corpses of many orcs here are already mutilated. From the cuts, it is obvious that they were not caused by fighting, so there is only one answer, The people of Calais are short of food and grass.

Shengxuan covered his mouth with his hands, and couldn't calm down for a long time. He was thinking about many things in his heart, and even thought of the incident when he faced Upton in Helmet Mountain Fortress. Judging from various past impressions, Apu Dundu is a strict general who governs the army and will never condone his subordinates to do such things, but now that this scene is in front of him, there must be some secret hidden in it.

Could it be that Upton no longer has the ability to command these troops?Of course, this is possible. Many of the troops that entered the Great Swamp were people who were charged with serious crimes. The barbarism and unruliness of these people cannot be controlled by anyone, so when there is a shortage of food and grass, there are things that secretly cut off the enemy's corpses. It is understandable, but such a large-scale operation is obviously an organized operation, which shows that one or even several armies are operating without telling Appleton.

Stepping on the snow again, he galloped towards the camp of the Calais, and didn't stop until he could see their outposts. Then he told the snow to wait here, and he restrained his breath and went straight to the camp.

It wasn't until less than two miles away from the camp that he found a hiding place to hide in, and then carefully lay down on the ground watching the movement in the camp. From time to time, a group of sentries appeared outside the camp. It seemed that Calais The army has not collapsed, at least it has maintained due vigilance.

Chengxuan observed carefully little by little, and found that the surrounding moss had traces of digging. These Calais troops who lived in the big swamp all year round also knew the functions of many swamp plants. From this, it can be seen that their supplies have been extremely exhausted. Lack, I'm afraid it won't last long.

Lie there patiently until the sun went down, smoke billowed from the barracks, but there was a small commotion in the barracks, which was supposed to be decent, and there were guards holding swords standing beside the pots of marching pots, and those who lined up The soldiers receiving the dinner stared greedily at the food in the pot.

Finally, a riot broke out because of the distribution of food by the cook. A tall soldier was dissatisfied with the food he was given, so he grabbed the spoon from the cook's hand and filled his helmet fiercely. As his resistance knocked over the marching pot, the surrounding soldiers immediately swarmed up like hornets seeing honey.

Just when these soldiers were fighting with the guards, suddenly a group of cavalry rushed over, and one of them drove the rioting soldiers fiercely with a whip in his hand. Under the impact of the cavalry, the riot finally subsided, and then the leader The cavalry jumped off their horses, stretched out their hands to grab the tall warriors who caused the disturbance, and punched and kicked them, causing screams and screams to reverberate in the barracks.

"Stop!" With a shout, a horse galloped over, but this sound made Sheng Xuan's eyes narrow, and a figure appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but secretly called out, "Fred? It seems My luck is really not ordinary, and I found the Calais' central army tent."

Fred's voice was not very loud, and Shengxuan didn't dare to let go of his cultivation to eavesdrop, so he heard a few words intermittently, all of which were Fred severely reprimanding these soldiers, especially the ones who beat people. Then he drew his sword and killed the cavalry's horse, as if telling the cook to cook it and distribute it to the soldiers.

"The people of Calais have already started killing horses?" This discovery made him feel ecstatic, but at that moment Fred turned his head sharply and glanced in his direction. Although it was just a glance, it still made him feel Sheng Xuan was terrified, "Did he find out? Impossible, it must be a coincidence."

He didn't dare to stay any longer, so he went out quietly, and Fred had already returned to his camp on his horse. Now he lives in Upton's outer tent, carefully guarding the man he revered. Hearing Fred's footsteps, Upton couldn't help asking, "Why is it so noisy outside?"

"Your Excellency, it's all right. A group of soldiers are doing evening drills. I've already told them to keep their voices down." Upton hummed weakly, which made Fred feel very unbearable, in order not to make him worry that he had already Lied to him for the first time.

"Come here, Fred," Upton said with difficulty again, and Fred hurried over, "Look into my eyes, and tell me what happened?"

This question immediately made him stay. Obviously, he couldn't keep it from Upton forever, "My lord, we are running out of food." He could only tell the truth, but he didn't expect Upton to nod very calmly. , "Is there no news from the empire?" "Yes, my lord, maybe it will arrive in a few days."

"Ahem, ahem, you don't need to comfort me. I know that I am already a useless cripple in His Majesty's heart. He doesn't even bother to say a word to me." Upton's eyes began to flicker, but there was nothing left. Moisture, "My lord,,," Fred wanted to say a few words of comfort, but he didn't know how many times he said all the words that could be comforting, so what's the point?

"What season is it now?" Upton said again with difficulty, and his chest heaved violently with the prominence of these words, "My lord, it will be spring in a few days, wait until the weather gets warmer and your illness It's bound to get better."

"No, no, don't interrupt me. Listen now. This is my last order. You must immediately convey to all the generals and ask them to pack their bags as quickly as possible. They must evacuate here before spring arrives. It is best to be able to Arrive at the border of our Calais, this can buy His Majesty some time, if it is too late, it will be too late." Upton paused several times before finally finishing his sentence, and his thinking has become blurred, almost It is impossible to get out of this swamp in one day, and what kind of time does he want to win for His Majesty?After he finished speaking, he was gasping for breath, as if there was a huge water sac in his lungs that was constantly tumbling, and every time he took a breath, the water sac seemed to burst.

"My lord, I will pass on your order to all the generals right away. You can rest at ease, and I will definitely get this done." Just as Fred was about to turn around, he was stopped by Upton again, "Tell me, now Are those generals not listening to me anymore? Are they still greedy for military merit and refuse to leave? You go tell them this is my order, even if His Majesty pursues it, I will be alone..."

Before he finished speaking, Upton spewed out a mouthful of blood, and Fred rushed forward immediately, "My lord, stop talking, rest at ease,,, medical officer!" "Stop screaming, I think Stay alone with you for a while, cough, cough, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of this big swamp, cough cough, you,,,, definitely,,,, take me,,, back,,, home,,, "

Upton fell into a coma again. Fred held on to his hand with tears in his eyes, unwilling to let go for a long time. He was afraid that he would never have a chance to hold it again. This man he respected At this time, the Governor-General is still thinking about the safety of Calais, but why did he receive such a cold reception?
After the medical officer came and took some medicine for Upton, his shriveled face turned rosy, and his breathing seemed to be a little more stable, but Fred knew that these medicines could not cure his illness at all, they could only temporarily alleviate his illness. some of his pain.

After wiping off the tears on his face, he couldn't help cheering up, and then went to the desk and picked up a pen. After thinking for a while, he quickly wrote down an order, and the last signature was Upton.

It was already late at night, but the lights in a large tent were still on. Several generals, including Prior, sat together and discussed, "Who does this Upton think he is? Let us withdraw from the Great Swamp? There is no sign issued by His Majesty." If we go back, it will be a death penalty, hmph, I think he is deliberately setting up a trap to get rid of us all."

"General Benguela is right, but Upton has been saying that he is sick and never sees us, and recently he heard that he is on the verge of dying. Do you think his subordinates pretended to be the order issued by him?" "Who has So bold? I think he is deliberately punishing us. Because he is no longer able to do so, he is not afraid that the empire will find him guilty again. We have offended him a lot in the past. Confront him, and he is dying to drag us to be buried with him."

"Griman, Aubrey, you two should say a few words, you are not unaware of our current situation, the empire's supplies have not been delivered for two months, there is no way for us to persist here I think it is a way out for us to retreat with this order. As long as we don't enter Calais, it will not be considered a violation of the order. When the time comes, we will drag our old contacts to inquire about the situation of the empire, and ask for some food and grass by the way. ah."

"Sackett, you finally hit the point this time, I support you this time!" "Benguela, who are you talking to me? Besides, what I said was not on point? Your mind is full of fat, You came up with some bad ideas." "You,,,,," "Okay, stop arguing, you two," Griman hurriedly persuaded the two of them when they were angry, "General Prior, what do you think of this matter? "

"From my point of view, the empire must be struggling with war right now. I'm afraid the future is bleak. Just judging from the lack of supplies of food and grass, one possibility is that it has ignored us, and the other possibility is that it is warning us that we have not done our best. The last possibility..." "Oh, if you have something to say, just say it quickly, don't ask your mother-in-law." "The last possibility is that we were abandoned and left to fend for ourselves."

(End of this chapter)